## Pick your OS

[[!table format=dsv header=yes data="""
detailed instructions             | quick install
[[Linux|linux_standalone]]        | 
  [[Debian]]            | `apt-get install git-annex`
  [[Ubuntu]]            | `apt-get install git-annex`
  [[Fedora]]            | `yum install git-annex`
  [[ArchLinux]]         | `pacman -S git-annex`
  [[AlpineLinux]]       | `apk add git-annex`
  [[NixOS]]             | `nix-env -i git-annex`
  [[Gentoo]]            | `emerge git-annex`
  [[Guix]]              | `guix package -i git-annex`
  [[Void]]              | `xbps-install git-annex`
  [[ScientificLinux]]   |
  [[RHEL]]              |
  [[openSUSE]]          | `zypper in git-annex`
  [[Docker]]            | 
  [[conda]]             | `conda install -c conda-forge git-annex`
[[OSX]]                           |
  [[OSX/Homebrew]]      | `brew install git-annex`
[[FreeBSD]]                       | `pkg install hs-git-annex`
[[OpenBSD]]                       | `pkg_add git-annex`
[[Android]]                       | **beta**
[[Windows]]                       | **beta**
"""]]

All the download links above use https for security. For added security, see
[[verifying_downloads]].

## Historical builds

Many of historical builds available from the [https://downloads.kitenet.net/.git/](https://downloads.kitenet.net/.git/) git-annex repository.  Visit [downloads.kitenet.net](https://downloads.kitenet.net/) for more information.

## Building it yourself

git-annex is [[Free Software|license]], written in [Haskell](http://www.haskell.org/).
Experienced users should not find it too hard to build and install
it [[from source|fromsource]].

## See also

 * [[autobuild overview|builds]]
 * [[upgrades]]